Update on Legislative Maps This past week, we saw a lot of activity surrounding the drawing of the new legislative districts. Democrats dropped the first map late afternoon on Friday…

Ongoing Failures at IDES On Thursday, my colleagues’ Reps. Ugaste, McLaughlin, Elik, and Sosnowski held a press conference to highlight the continued failure of the Pritzker Administration to fix the…

Update from the Farm Corn is planted and off to a good start, stands to look great. Hit a stretch of rainy weather. Bean planting is delayed but we hope…

HJR17 is Held Up A new report from ABC7 in Chicago has highlighted the worsening situation with the Illinois Department of Employment Security. It has gotten to the point where…

Governor Pritzker Flip Flops on Fair Maps In 2018, then governor candidate J.B. Pritzker was asked, “Will you pledge as governor to veto and state legislative map proposal that is…

Republican Leaders Talk Dem Hypocrisy On Wednesday, Republican Leader Jim Durkin, and Representatives Spain, Brady, and Butler called into question Democrat’s beliefs in a fair, bipartisan mapping process. Democrat leaders…

Republicans Discuss Redistricting Efforts On Monday, my fellow Republican colleagues, Representatives Bourne and Butler, were joined by Congressman Rodney Davis to discuss the ongoing redistricting hearings that are currently taking…

House Republicans Push for Fiscal Responsibility. Reimagine Illinois, the comprehensive package of reform proposals issued by House Republicans in spring 2021, calls for responsible fiscal leadership for our state. Illinois…

Reimagine Illinois and The People’s Independent Maps ActThis week, my fellow Republicans in the House and Senate Introduce the People’s Independent Maps Act. Senate Republican Leader Dan McConchie, House Republican…

“Reimagine Illinois” is important to families throughout the state.  The Reimagine Illinois platform, introduced by the House Republican Caucus earlier this month, outlines a new way of thinking for Illinois…